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Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis
Linnaeus, C, 1766
Pelícano Pardo
Pelicano-pardo
Family: Pelecanidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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Foto
Photography ID: 529762
♂ ♀ Salina
Aruba
Aruba
03/15/2023
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 359217
  Adult
Cartagena de Indias
Bolívar
Colombia
08/07/2019
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 171910
 Santa Barbara
California
United States
10/15/2016
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 139874
  Adult
Tárcoles
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
01/30/2016
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 111375
  Juvenile
Fort Myers
Florida
United States
08/19/2015
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 68852
  Adult
Isla Santa Cruz
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
08/16/2013
Carlos Schmidt



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
174018015/03/2023ArubaArubaSalinaCarlos Schmidt
174016211/03/2023ArubaArubaSalinaCarlos Schmidt
154309228/01/2022Dominican RepublicHato MayorManglares, Parque Nacional los HaitisesCarlos Schmidt
112154507/08/2019ColombiaBolívarCartagena de IndiasCarlos Schmidt
49293315/10/2016United StatesCaliforniaSanta BarbaraCarlos Schmidt
40712830/01/2016Costa RicaPuntarenasTárcolesCarlos Schmidt
32041819/08/2015United StatesFloridaFort MyersCarlos Schmidt
19790019/08/2013EcuadorIslas GalápagosIsla Santa CruzCarlos Schmidt
19790116/08/2013EcuadorIslas GalápagosIsla Santa CruzCarlos Schmidt
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.